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Connor's Favorite Things at Children's Hospital Los Angeles
April 14, 2015
Dog therapy visits at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles helped 11-year-old Connor cope with repeated stays at the hospital.
Why do some neuroblastoma patients have “dancing eyes”?
August 5, 2015
Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome or OMS (also known as the “dancing eyes” syndrome) affects roughly 1 in every 200 patients with neuroblastoma, a cancer of the sympathetic nervous system.
After Beating Scoliosis, Ava Sings the Praises of CHLA
May 18, 2016
Last May, Ava Cardoso-Smith, then 14, strode across the stage at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, took the microphone and belted out a rendition of “You Raise Me Up.” Her performance was part of a charity
Conflict-Related Brain Activity May Indicate Psychosis Risk
October 5, 2015
Researchers led by Bradley S. Peterson have shown that lower levels of conflict-related brain activity are associated with a higher risk for later psychosis.
Targeting Macrophages in IBD
January 3, 2017
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a debilitating, incurable condition affecting approximately 1.5 million patients in the USA, with annual health care costs of more than $6 billion. The precise
In Children With Bronchiolitis, Inhaling Hypertonic Saline Decreases Hospital Admissions
May 27, 2014
X-ray image of inflamed bronchioles, characteristic of bronchiolitis. Image courtesy of Alex MacLennan, Royal Alexandra Hospital, United Kingdom. A team of researchers, led by physicians from Children
Researcher Awarded $10.7M to Study Adolescent Brain Development
May 1, 2020
Adolescence is a time of great change, both emotionally, socially and physically. To understand how these changes affect the health of our nation’s children as they develop, the National Institutes of
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